US2025210658A1PendingUtilityA1

Lithium Secondary Battery

Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTDPriority: Dec 22, 2023Filed: Dec 12, 2024Published: Jun 26, 2025
Est. expiryDec 22, 2043(~17.4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Y02E60/10H01M 2220/20H01M 2004/021H01M 2004/027H01M 4/131H01M 4/366H01M 4/505H01M 4/525H01M 4/625H01M 10/0525H01M 4/133H01M 4/587H01M 2010/4292H01M 4/624H01M 4/364H01M 4/13H01M 10/052B60L 50/64H01M 2004/028
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Abstract

Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a negative electrode including a negative electrode composite layer including a negative electrode active material including a first negative electrode active material and a second negative electrode active material, a negative electrode conductive material, and a negative electrode binder; a positive electrode including a positive electrode composite layer including a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode conductive material, and a positive electrode binder; and an electrolyte, and CFC defined by Equation 1 is 0.38 to 1.962: CFC =100× W c −{( D 50,a1 ×D 50,a2 ×L×R N/P ×10 10 )/ MW c }  Equation 1: wherein in Equation 1, all the variables are described herein.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A lithium secondary battery comprising:
 a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode composite layer comprising a negative electrode active material comprising a first negative electrode active material and a second negative electrode active material, a negative electrode conductive material, and a negative electrode binder;   a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode composite layer comprising a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode conductive material, and a positive electrode binder; and   an electrolyte,   wherein the lithium secondary battery has a CFC defined by Equation 1 of 0.38 to 1.962,   
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     CFC 
                     = 
                     
                       
                         100 
                         × 
                         
                           W 
                           c 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         { 
                         
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 D 
                                 
                                   50 
                                   , 
                                   
                                     a 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               × 
                               
                                 D 
                                 
                                   50 
                                   , 
                                   
                                     a 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     2 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               × 
                               L 
                               × 
                               
                                 R 
                                 
                                   N 
                                   / 
                                   P 
                                 
                               
                               × 
                               
                                 10 
                                 10 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                           / 
                           
                             MW 
                             C 
                           
                         
                         } 
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                         
                     1 
                   
                 
               
             
           
         
         wherein in Equation 1, W c  is a weight ratio of the negative electrode conductive material with respect to a total weight of the negative electrode composite layer, MW c  is a weight value of 1 mole of carbon measured in grams, D 50, a1  is a D 50  value of the first negative electrode active material measured in meters, D 50, a2  is a D 50  value of the second negative electrode active material measured in meters, L is a weight value of the negative electrode active material per unit area of the negative electrode composite layer disposed on one side of the negative electrode, measured in g/25 cm 2 , and R N/P  is a capacity ratio of the negative electrode to the positive electrode. 
       
     
     
         2 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material and the second negative electrode active material are each independently a graphite-based material. 
     
     
         3 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material is artificial graphite, and
 the second negative electrode active material is natural graphite.   
     
     
         4 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material and the second negative electrode active material are included in a weight ratio of 90:10 to 50:50. 
     
     
         5 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the negative electrode conductive material is a point-type conductive material. 
     
     
         6 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein W c  in Equation 1 is 0.001 to 0.05. 
     
     
         7 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the first negative electrode active material has a D 50  of 10 μm to 30 μm, and
 the second negative electrode active material has a D 50  of 5 μm to 25 μm. 
 
     
     
         8 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein L in Equation 1 is 0.2 to 0.5. 
     
     
         9 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein R N/P  in Equation 1 is 1.05 to 1.10. 
     
     
         10 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material comprises a single particle type lithium nickel-based oxide having a Ni content of 70 mol % or less. 
     
     
         11 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 10 , wherein the single particle type lithium nickel-based oxide is included in an amount of at least 50 wt %, based on a total weight of the positive electrode active material. 
     
     
         12 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 10 , wherein the single particle type lithium nickel-based oxide comprises 1 to 25 nodules, and
 the nodules have an average particle size of 0.8 μm to 4.0 μm.   
     
     
         13 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 10 , wherein the single particle type lithium nickel-based oxide is represented by Formula 1:
   Li 1+x [Ni a CO b Mn c M 1   d ]O 2   [Formula 1]
   wherein in Formula 1, M 1  comprises at least one element of Ti, Mg, Al, Zr, Y, Ba, Ca, Sr, W, Ta, Nb, or Mo, and −0.1≤x≤0.1, 0.5≤a≤0.7, 0<b<0.5, 0<c<0.5, and 0≤d≤0.2.   
     
     
         14 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 10 , wherein the single particle type lithium nickel-based oxide further comprises a coating layer containing at least one element of Ti, Mg, Al, Zr, Y, Ba, Ca, Sr, W, Ta, Nb, or Mo, on a surface thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode active material has a D 50  of 3.0 μm to 8.0 μm. 
     
     
         16 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , wherein the positive electrode conductive material comprises a line-type conductive material and a point-type conductive material. 
     
     
         17 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , which has an energy density of 260 Wh/kg or greater. 
     
     
         18 . The lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 , which has a charge cut-off voltage of 4.35 V or greater. 
     
     
         19 . A battery module comprising the lithium secondary battery of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         20 . An electrical vehicle comprising the battery module of  claim 19  as a power source.

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